So Much to Tell You
Summary: Spike calls Buffy from Wolfram and Hart after finally deciding to tell her that he's back.
Author's Note: Okay. Spike has just tried to stake Dru. But did it work?
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As Angel saw the stake flying towards Drusilla at high speed, he shot his hand out and grabbed it. Spike snarled at him as he realised his spontaneous plan to kill Drusilla had failed.
"Vampire senses Spike, you should know." Angel told him, dropping the stake to the floor by his feet.
"Angel…" Spike warned, vamping out. He looked down at Drusilla, who stared back at him with yellow eyes.
"Darling, don't do this…" She moaned. "My Spike…"
"Shut up Dru!" Spike snapped. "Just bloody go. Get out of here and don't come back." He knew Angel didn't want her dead, and he knew that he couldn't get around Angel if his mind was set on it. Drusilla scrambled to her feet and took one last look at her two boys.
"Until we meet again." She whispered before running to the elevator and disappearing down. It was maybe an hour or two before sunrise, and it had been a long night.
Angel and Spike waited long enough for Drusilla to have left the building before moving. Spike walked past Angel and over to the elevators, not saying a word. Angel only looked at him as he passed by, not speaking either. The two vampires had just fought over the woman they'd spent years with, loved and been loved by. She was as close to them as Buffy, and that's what annoyed Spike the most. Drusilla was so much like Buffy; even his relationship with both of them was similar.
The love that he couldn't have because of the other, yet the love that was strangely always returned. And now that Drusilla was gone, Spike could be with Buffy. But he also had to live with the fact that he let a dangerous woman escape free back out into the world of demons, to do whatever she pleased. He hated that thought, and couldn't decide whether Buffy's love justified what he'd just done. His soul made him consider everything. It kinda sucked.
Spike rode down in the elevator until he reached the carpark before disappearing and heading back to his basement apartment. He knew that he'd promised Buffy that he'd stay at Wolfram and Hart until she came, but he was desperate for a beer. He knew she wouldn't be arriving for another few hours, so he got some sleep. But all that was on his mind was Drusilla, and how bad he felt. Stupid soul.
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A few hours later, Spike returned to Wolfram and Hart. It was mid-morning, about 10 o'clock or so. Spike headed into Fred's office in the lab to find her with her wrist bandaged.
"What happened to you luv?" He asked.
"Fight last night. Vampires are really vicious creatures." She answered.
"Yeah, I know." Spike answered blatantly. "So… uh, have you seen Angel?"
"Yeah, he's in his office. Why?"
"Oh Nevermind. I just kind of want to avoid him for a while." Spike answered her. She looked slightly concerned.
"Why? What happened?"
"Fight last night." Was Spike's reply as he left the lab, mimicking Fred's reply a few seconds earlier.
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Spike headed into an empty office, removing himself from view by Angel in his office across the foyer. He could see into Angel's office though, even if Angel couldn't see out. Inside were Angel, Wesley, Gunn, Lorne and Eve. Spike watched as Fred joined them. They seemed to be discussing something… possibly the attack last night.
Spike watched as they disappeared into another room, and then all that was left to do was wait for Buffy to arrive. He missed her. And after last night, he knew more than ever that he had to see her. He had to touch her, kiss her, hold her, see her. He had to be around her, love her and tell her how much he cared about her. Even coming from a vampire, Buffy would clearly see how much Spike missed her while he was gone. Because he had a soul, she would have to know that already.
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Three hours later…888
Spike was getting worried. She wasn't here. Why wasn't she here? Where was she? He knew that flights took time, but he thought she'd be here by now. It had been almost an entire day, and England was a few hours ahead!
Then he saw her. She stepped out of the elevator, looking around. She appeared a little worried, and was obviously being cautious as she moved around. She didn't trust the place one bit.
"Hi, can I help you?" Harmony looked up from her station as Buffy approached. She didn't see who it was before speaking. "Are… Buffy?" A big smile appeared on her face as she jumped to her feet. "Oh my God, what are you doing here?"
"Um, Harmony… you work here?" Buffy inquired. Spike took that moment to walk over, without being seen by Buffy.
"Yeah. Vampires can be a part of the working world. Ta-da! Look at me." She sold herself as an important businesswoman.
"Right… Look Harmony, I'm looking for…"
"Buffy?" Spike stood behind her, and as he said her name she froze. Suddenly spinning around, she looked up at the fact of the vampire she loved.
"Spike. Oh God." She threw her arms around him and held him tight. Spike happily returned the hug.
"The Slayer? Again?" Harmony cried. "Oh my God Spike, what is with you?" She turned and stormed off, leaving the two lovers in the foyer.
They parted, and Buffy spoke first. "How… how have you been?"
"Dead then alive, both very painful. You?"
"Working with the new Watcher's Council. Giles is in charge." She said proudly.
"Old English is good for somethin' after all." Spike chuckled. Buffy didn't take the opportunity to jump on him for bad-mouthing Giles, instead laughing gently too.
"How long have you been here?" Buffy asked.
"A month or two, maybe three. I dunno, but a lot has happened."
"What do you mean? Anything bad?" Buffy clearly sounded worried for Spike's safety.
"Oh yeah." Spike stopped, not choosing to elaborate before being asked to.
"Care to share?"
"Oh, sure, all right." Spike began leading Buffy away and back into the empty office he'd been waiting in for hours. "I actually came back as a ghost, so Angel and I took down a Necromancer."
"What's a Necromancer?" Buffy asked.
"Big guy with power over the dead. Transfers spirits into other bodies; client of Wolfram and Hart." Spike explained. "And um… oh, Wesley's father came. But he turned out to be a cyborg ninja and then when Wesley killed him he thought he'd killed his real father."
"Poor Wesley." Buffy sympathised.
"He got over it."
"Is that all?" Buffy continued.
"No. I got made solid again and Angel and I fought over some fake cup, but then when that Slayer Dana came here I got my hands chopped off." Buffy quickly reached to examine his hands.
"Oh my God, are you alright?"
"Luv, it's okay, really. They got reattached. Fred's helped."
"Oh, Fred as in the girl who called for Willow last year?"
"Same Fred."
"What's she like?"
"Fred? She tried to make me corporeal again, cure me of the ghost-ies. Luv the bird." Spike said.
"Oh. That's nice then. She sounds sweet."
"Yeah." Spike quickly changed the subject, seeing that Buffy was a little stuck now. "So what's been going on over at the Watcher's Council?"
"Oh, just routine stuff. Hunting demons, training Slayers, hunting more demons, training more Slayers. We often travel a lot." Buffy explained.
"Oh, right. Sounds great. How's Willow and all the others? I mean, after the Hellmouth, how was everyone?"
"Xander lost Anya, and his eye is still just as bad now as it was back then. Willow and all the others," Buffy quoted, "are doing well. They're all adjusting to life at the Watcher's council. And Dawn's become quite a skilled Watcher. So has Willow."
"I didn't think Willow and Dawn would want to be Watchers?" Spike said, taken a little by surprise.
"Well, no, but they didn't really have much else to do with all the Slayers handing around. They became leaders and they're doing great."
Just then, Angel emerged from his office and approached Harmony. Spike saw over Buffy's shoulder, just as Angel turned and looked into the office. Buffy turned around to see what he was looking at and caught sight of Angel.
The two locked eyes for a moment before Spike felt Angel's gaze on him. Angel didn't know Buffy was here yet, and he expected Spike to tell him. But after their squabble last night, Spike was just looking to avoid him. He and Buffy watched as Angel approached.
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A/N: Should it be a happy reunion between the two ex-lovebirds? Tension is great to write between Angel and Spike, so we'll see.